Pensions
House of Lords
Written answers and statements, 5 November 2009
Lord Harris of Haringey (Labour)
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the answer by Baroness Taylor of Bolton on 14 December 2008 (Official Report, House of Lords, col. 222), what were the total costs incurred by the Ministry of Defence in contesting the case of the late Terry Walker before his war pension was cut from 100 per cent to 40 per cent shortly before he died; and whether they will be represented when the inquest on his death is resumed.
Baroness Taylor of Bolton (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence; Labour)
This information is not held in the format requested, so we are unable to identify costs of individual cases.
The Defence Inquests Unit has contacted the office of HM Coroner for Newcastle to offer any assistance it can. It is too early to determine what MoD's involvement in this inquest will be.